Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,635 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Race and Violence in Washington State: The Report (1969)
Edward L. Miles
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Edward L. Miles (1939-2016)
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(1865) Abraham Lincoln, “Last Public Address”
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Detroit Race Riot (1943)

Explore Global African History

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Osei Kofi Tutu (c. 1680-1717)
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Organization of African Unity (1963-2002)
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John Kitzmiller (1913-1965)
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Sultanate of Sokoto (Sokoto Caliphate)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Cowboys of Color in South America
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TransAtlantic Food Migration: The African Culinary Influence on the Cuisine of the Americas
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What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.
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Contraband Hospital, 1862-1863: Health Care For the First Freedpeople

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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